Using art to help tap into one’s abilities and improve self-esteem.
Youth Adaptive Arts is an inclusive program that aims to foster access to the performing arts for young people with functional limitations, or with social maladjustments or learning difficulties.
The program is intended for young people aged between 7 and 18 year old with functional limitations, or with specific needs (physical disabilities, visual impairment, intellectual disabilities, mental health issues, autism, Tourette’s syndrome, etc.).
Youth Adaptive Arts celebrates young people's artistic expression through encounters and creation with professional artists. These cultural experiences take the form of tailor-made artistic workshops, favoring a humanistic, co-creative approach.
Current Projects
The program offers cultural mediation projects based on various disciplines, such as music, theatre, singing, and dance.
Each project includes:
Six 1-hour workshops in the chosen discipline, led by professional artist-mediators trained to interact with people with functional limitations;
A public performance, scheduled at the end of the last workshop of the series, allowing participants to present the collective creation they have built up over the weeks.
Workshop dates
Expression théâtrale
Tuesday from 10 am to 11 am
February 11, 18, 25, March 11, 18 and 25, 2025
Danse créative
Tuesday from 1 pm to 2 pm
February 11, 18, 25, March 11, 18 and 25, 2025
Percussions et danse
Wednesday from 10 am to 11 am
February 12, 19, 26, March 12, 19 and 26, 2025
Musique et voix
Wednesday from 1 pm to 2 pm
February 12, 19, 26, March 12, 19 and 26, 2025
Danse créative
Thursday from 10 am to 11 am
February 13, 20, 27, March 13, 20 and 27, 2025
Musique percussive corporelle
Thursday from 1 pm to 2 pm
February 13, 20, 27, March 13, 20 and 27, 2025
Registration
All projects are free of charge.
To register, please contact the community team at artadapte@placedesarts.com or by telephone at 514 285-4275.
